For the first time in human history, more people are obese than hungry. It's a new reality that stretches from the 7-Elevens of Southeast Asia to the debt-stricken countries of Europe and everywhere else in between. GlobalPost investigates a fat, fat planet.
In Africa, obesity is the new starvation
In many African countries, malnourished, growth-stunted children are turning into overweight adults.
Erin Conway-SmithNovember 22, 2012 06:01
"JOHANNESBURG, South Africa — Obesity rates are skyrocketing in sub-Saharan Africa, as in most parts of the world.
But here the obesity problem has an unusual and particularly worrying shape.
While child hunger has traditionally been the more pressing problem in African countries, researchers say that malnourished, growth-stunted children are turning into overweight adults.
This means that countries still wracked by malnutrition, as well as infectious diseases such as malaria and HIV/AIDS, are facing a battery of chronic health problems such as diabetes and heart disease."
In many African countries, malnourished, growth-stunted children are turning into overweight adults.
Erin Conway-SmithNovember 22, 2012 06:01
"JOHANNESBURG, South Africa — Obesity rates are skyrocketing in sub-Saharan Africa, as in most parts of the world.
But here the obesity problem has an unusual and particularly worrying shape.
While child hunger has traditionally been the more pressing problem in African countries, researchers say that malnourished, growth-stunted children are turning into overweight adults.
This means that countries still wracked by malnutrition, as well as infectious diseases such as malaria and HIV/AIDS, are facing a battery of chronic health problems such as diabetes and heart disease."
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